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- W3100016393 abstract "It has long been recognized that human activity chemically modifies the composition of the soil. This is especially true around ancient settlements that were occupied for relatively long periods of time. In areas that humans have inhabited, soil fertility is higher than in uninhabited areas because of an increase in plant nutrients derived from human and animal waste. Deep dark soils that contrast with neighboring lighter colored soils can define areas of intensive occupation with great precision. Phosphate (PO4-3), an important plant nutrient, is highly concentrated at ancient sites and makes for an increased soil fertility. Arab farmers in the Near East have been known to use soils excavated from archaeological sites to fertilize their agricultural land. The soil phosphate has been derived from animal and human excreta and bones and dead bodies. Phosphate will be especially concentrated where animals have been enclosed. Phosphate found in the soil can be bound chemically in a variety of ways. Since the soil is a dynamic system, its physical and chemical nature will constantly alter over time depending on local and temporal equilibria conditions. The first studies of soil phosphate were by agronomists as a tool for agriculture. The observation that human occupation increased the phosphate concentration was noted at least by 1911 in Egypt as a result of agronomic studies. O. Arrhenius, a Swedish agronomist, made the first attempt to apply phosphate studies to archaeology, in a series of papers beginning in 1929. He concluded that phosphate concentrations could be used to locate abandoned settlement sites, even where no visible evidence remained. Thus, the initial application of soil phosphate analysis to archaeology was as a geochemical exploration tool to locate ancient settlements. Human occupation should increase not only the phosphate found in the soil but also the nitrogen and carbon. These additions result from the decomposition of organic matter, principally human and animal remains and excreta. In desert or agricultural land, phosphorus in the soil ranges from 0.01% to 0.2% in the uppermost 10 cm and nitrogen ranges from 0.1% to 1%." @default.
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- W3100016393 title "Soil Phosphate in Archaeological Surveys" @default.
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